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Donald Trump memecoin spikes 52% following assassination attempt

The price of the largest Donald Trump memecoin, MAGA (TRUMP), surged more than 30% following an assassination attempt on the former United States president while he was speaking on stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The Ethereum-based MAGA memecoin spiked rapidly from a price of $6.31 to $10.36 immediately after the assassination attempt, seeing…

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Bitcoin reclaims $62K, analysts say worst is ‘likely behind us’

The price of Bitcoin has reclaimed ground above the $62,000 mark, and analysts say the worst of the selling could be over with German BTC sales over and Mt. Gox payments all but priced in.

Bitcoin has rallied 5.2% in the last 24 hours, bouncing off two-month lows of $53,500 on July 4, and is…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.47 Trillion, a 2.7% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $64,109.93 (2.1%)
Ethereum ~ $3,446.37 (3.2%)
Solana ~ $157.52 (3.7%)
Polkadot ~ $6.41 (-1.2%)
Flow ~ $0.6127 (3.3%)

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BlackRock’s Larry Fink says he was wrong, calls Bitcoin digital gold

During a recent CNBC interview, the CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink, said he was “wrong” about Bitcoin before calling the decentralized asset “digital gold” and a “legitimate” financial instrument.
The head of the $10.6-trillion asset management firm told CNBC’s Jim Cramer, “I was a skeptic, a proud skeptic,” before studying the nascent asset and changing…

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South Korea’s ruling party proposes delaying crypto tax to 2028

South Korea’s ruling party, the People’s Power Party, officially proposed delaying the implementation of the country’s tax on crypto trading profits.
On July 12, the party submitted the proposal and noted that current sentiment toward crypto assets was deteriorating. The description stated that rapidly imposing taxes on virtual assets is “not advisable at this time.”…

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Scammer returns $9.3M DAI to victim 10 months after phishing them

A phishing scammer has suddenly returned nearly $9.3 million to a victim after stealing $24 million from them in a phishing attack last September.

First noticed by Scam Sniffer on July 13, the scammer used Dai stablecoin to return the funds across two transactions last week.

The first transfer saw $5.23 million returned on July…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.52 Trillion, a 2.7% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $65,542.55 (2.7%)
Ethereum ~ $3,485.13 (1.6%)
Solana ~ $161.16 (2.8%)
Polkadot ~ $6.46 (2.0%)
Flow ~ $0.6257 (3.0%)

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Binance’s BNB Chain introduces layer-2 testnet powered by Optimism

Binance-founded layer-1 blockchain BNB Chain has introduced a new layer-2 chain that it hopes will address its “scalability challenge.”

On June 19, BNB Chain unveiled opBNB, which has launched as a testnet. The new layer-2 scaling solution is based on the Optimism OP Stack, which it says will add additional security and scalability to the…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.49 Trillion, a -1.2% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $64,911.97 (-1.2%)
Ethereum ~ $3,434.68 (-2.1%)
Solana ~ $159.45 (-1.5%)
Polkadot ~ $6.38 (-1.3%)
Flow ~ $0.6231 (-0.6%)

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Is SocialFi the future of crypto? One SocialFi platform invites users to stay ahead of the curve

Pulse, an emerging SocialFi platform, seamlessly integrates trading and social experiences on Ethereum layer 2, providing advanced security while evangelizing community engagement.
Navigating Web2 social platforms has been nothing short of a battlefield for users and content creators alike. Centralized entities wield absolute decision-making power, resulting in changes that often neglect the broader community’s needs.…

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Trading on crypto exchanges fell for 3rd month straight in June: CCData

Trading volume on centralized crypto exchanges fell by 21.8% in June, marking the third consecutive month that combined spot and derivatives volumes have trended downward since March.

In a July 17 markets report CCData shared that the combined spot and derivatives volume across all centralized exchanges stood at $4.2 trillion in June, down 53% from…

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Blockchain identity platform Fractal ID suffers data breach

Blockchain identity platform Fractal ID suffered a data breach on July 14, according to a notice published on Fractal’s website on July 17. Partners of the platform include the payment system Gnosis Pay, decentralized finance app Acala, the proof of personhood project Polygon ID, the social media platform Lukso, and other Web3 applications.
In its…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.48 Trillion, a -0.2% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $64,396.32 (-0.7%)
Ethereum ~ $3,446.39 (0.5%)
Solana ~ $164.78 (3.6%)
Polkadot ~ $6.17 (-3.0%)
Flow ~ $0.6111 (-1.8%)

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Tornado Cash sees $1.9B resurgence this year despite sanctions

Banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash has witnessed a surprising uptick in deposit volume in the first half of 2024 despite ongoing sanctions and continued legal strife for its founding team.
According to data from Flipside Crypto, Tornado Cash has received some $1.9 billion in deposits in the first six months of this year, a 50%…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.55 Trillion, a 3.4% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $66,588.89 (3.4%)
Ethereum ~ $3,503.90 (1.7%)
Solana ~ $170.09 (3.1%)
Polkadot ~ $6.33 (2.8%)
Flow ~ $0.641 (4.9%)

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TON Network TVL surpasses $760M — Is this bullish for TON price?

Toncoin (TON) is the native coin of The Open Network, a layer-1 blockchain initially developed by the Telegram messaging app. The TON ecosystem is largely driven by Telegram’s 900 million active users.

Despite being relatively new to the decentralized applications (DApps) ecosystem, the TON Network has surpassed Optimism to become the tenth largest blockchain in…

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Airdrop token prices are crashing — Does Web3 need a new model?

For the past year, airdrops — tokens launched through a free distribution to users — have dominated the narrative in cryptocurrency markets.
Now, beset by underperforming tokens and mercenary user bases, airdrops are falling out of favor. Web3 protocols are beginning to ask if it’s time for a new model.

Since 2023, airdrops have been…

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CBOE gives official launch date for spot Ethereum ETF

Five spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETF) will begin trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on July 23, “pending regulatory effectiveness,” CBOE announced on July 19.

On May 23, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule changes permitting the listing of several spot Ether ETFs. However, before the new products could begin…

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The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $2.56 Trillion, a 0.4% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $66,754.04 (0.3%)
Ethereum ~ $3,489.74 (-0.4%)
Solana ~ $172.27 (1.4%)
Polkadot ~ $6.29 (-0.8%)
Flow ~ $0.6458 (0.7%)

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New zero energy storage tech could lead to immortal blockchains

Recent advances in the field of long-term storage could form the basis for the development of immutable digital ledgers capable of storing data for millions of years without power. In other words: immortal blockchains.

At its core, blockchain technology operates on the simple premise that data is demonstrably safer in a decentralized ledger than it…

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